...Final Fantasy VIII!

Pure awesomeness in 4 little discs!

The characters are great, Squall and Rinoa in particular. The story just blew me away, I thought it was fantastic. My favorite parts were the assassination attempt of Edea, the battle between the gardens, the whole part in space, and Ultimecia's Castle to the end.

I love the junction and draw system. It worked surprisingly well and other then near the very end I never had to grind. And probably the only reason I needed to was because I know I missed a bunch of side quests that would have leveled me up. My main 3 characters (Squall, Rinoa, Zell) were level 90+ and the others were only level 35. At the end I had Squall, Rinoa and Irvine in the final boss battles with Ultimecia and I kicked her butt :D

I adore the song Eyes on Me (DONT watch the vid unless ya want serious SPOILERS). Just perfect for Squall and Rinoa. Made me get all teary-eyed.

FFVIII is most definitely my second favorite FF game. It gets a 10/10 from me and will get a replay when I have the time. For now Im moving on to FFIX :D